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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Orientalism Now, Part IV: The Latest Phase.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote History of Intellectual Development on the Lines of Modern Evolution in 1897-1901?
(a) Henri Baudet.
(b) V. W. Richards.
(c) E. M. Forster.
(d) John B. Crozier.

2. When did Gustave Flouberd die?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1860.

3. What does the French term "idee recue" translate to in English (94)?
(a) An unaccepted idea.
(b) A new idea.
(c) An accepted idea.
(d) A revised idea.

4. Who is the author of Chapters on the Principles of International Law?
(a) Simon Ockley.
(b) Anquetil-Duperron.
(c) John Westlake.
(d) Barthelemy d'Herbelot.

5. The author notes that almost without exception, every Orientalist began his career as what?
(a) A philologist.
(b) A biologist.
(c) An Occidentalist.
(d) An epidemiologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lamartine begin his trip to the Orient?

2. Who wrote Don Quixote?

3. Who wrote an article for Harper's magazine stating that "Arabs are basically murderers and that violence and deceit are carried in the Arab genes" (287)?

4. How old was Silvestre de Sacy when he replaced Dacier as secretary of the Academie des Inscriptions?

5. Who wrote The Bacchae?

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